Broom-protector



.P. PETERSEN.

BROOM PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2a. 1918.

Patented May 27, 1919.

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BROOM-PROTECTOR.

Application filed September 28, 1918.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, PETER PETERSEN, a subject of the King of Norway, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom- Protectors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to devices for preventing broomsfrom getting out of shape and holding the broom straws from breakage and deformation.

The general object is to provide a device of this character embodying a loop adapted to he slipped over the broom below the stitching thereof and having thereon means whereby it may be securely clan'iped in place upon the broom.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is so formed that it may be adjusted to brooms of different sizes.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which may be easily slipped in place upon a broom and then afterward anchored in place thereon.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure is a side elevation of a broom with my protector applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the protector showing the key used for engaging the member 15 with the protector.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that my device comprises an elliptical loop adapted to embrace the straws of the broom, this loop being formed of two wire sections 10 and 11 bent to form semi-ellipses and parallel coacting legs. The section 11 atits ends is bent to provide upwardly extending arms 12 formed with hooks 13 at the r ends. The section 10 at its ends is coiled once or twice around the section 11 and formed to provide the upwardly extending arms 12 having hooks 13. These arms 12 are resilient or are resiliently urged toward each other by the coils forming the bases of the arms. It will be seen that the two sections 10 and 11 are engaged with each other for sliding telescopic movement so that the loop formed by the two sections c. n be decreased or increased in length.

Extending across the loop formed by the sections 10 and 11 are the anchors or looks 14 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 27,1919.

Serial No. 256,121.

which are formed of wire, one end of the wire being bent to provide an eye engaging over the adjacent legs of the two semi-elliptical sections and the opposite end of the wire being hooked as at 15.

In the use of this device if it be desired to apply this protector to a broom, the first step is to open the hooks and then the protector is slipped over the top of the broom and downward to the proper place below the stitching a of the broom. The sections of the protector are then forced toward each other, so that the loops or sections will fit snugly upon the broom and then the hooks 13 are forced into the broom between two of the string bands or stitching. The locking members ll are then disposed about onehalf inch inward of the legs 12, the locking members hanging down and then a key 16, which consists of a loop of wire and a trans verse hand-hold is inserted through the broom, the hooked end of the lock 14 iscaught and pulled through the broom and hooked over the opposite port-ion of the loop or elliptical band which embraces the broom. When this has been done the protector is securely locked in place upon the broom with the elliptical band disposed approximately halfway below the lowermost line of stitching and thus the broom straws will be prevented from breakage to which they are extremely liable and the broom will be rendered stiffer than it otherwise would be. There will be less tendency therefore for the broom straws to break off at the rows of stitching and the broom will last longer.

While I have illustrated a particular form of my device which I have found particularly effective yet it will be obvious that the invention may be modified in many ways, without departing from the spirit of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. A broom protector comprising an elliptical band formed in two slidably engaged sections, the sections being formed to provide hooks resiliently urged toward each other and engageable through the broom straws.

2. A broom protector comprising an elliptical band formed in two slidingly engaged sections, the sections carrying oppositely disposed members resiliently urged to a position across each other and having laterally turned hooks at their free ends, the toward"each'othefiancl"anchoring members hooks extendlng 1n the general direction each having an eye at one end embraclng the of the length of the band, =y.saidiimembelismlegsaof :the-rt'wo': sections, the opposite end 15 being adapted to be disposed through the of the anchoring member being formed with straws of the broom. a hooks- 3. A device of the character described In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my comprising an iellipticials band formrgdin -signature in the presence of two witne'sses two sections the ends 0 each section ein p bent around the legs of the other section an? PETER PETERSEN upwardly extended and having, hook-shaped portions I at their. extremities the upwardly 4 extending I portions, ebeingi v r esiliently ilrgQoL z Witnesses:

Jos..I-I. BERG,I? F. W. SWIGART;

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